Hair loss is one of the most concerning symptoms that patients with Hashimoto’s have to deal with. It’s right up there with weight gain and fatigue and it’s something that I get emails and questions about on a weekly if not daily basis. Here’s why it’s a problem: Because Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is a disease of …
As a thyroid patient, you should probably know a little bit about the protein known as thyroid peroxidase. For starters, it’s one of, if not, the most important enzymes in your thyroid. It is responsible for ensuring that your body can actually produce thyroid hormone. If there is ANYTHING wrong with this enzyme then there …
The idea of finding the root cause of your thyroid condition is an appealing thought. After all, if you can find the thing that caused your Hashimoto’s wouldn’t it then be possible to treat that problem and reverse your disease? Well, yes and no. Yes in the sense that there is always something that triggers …
Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a therapy that you could use that required very little effort on your part and had a profound effect on your thyroid gland? I’ve always told you to be critical of such claims because they are almost always not true. But laser therapy may be the closest thing …
Thyroid antibodies have become somewhat of the hallmark of the autoimmune thyroid condition known as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. While you can certainly have Hashimoto’s even without having thyroid antibodies, most people still associate Hashimoto’s with thyroid antibodies. What antibodies am I talking about? I’m talking about thyroglobulin antibodies and thyroid peroxidase antibodies. If you are reading …
Every single patient with Hashimoto’s will go through the same stages over the course of their disease. These stages outline are important because they outline exactly what will happen to you, provided you let your disease smolder and damage your thyroid. It’s not all bad news, though. By understanding these stages, and finding out where …
Hashimoto’s is the number 1 cause of hypothyroidism in the US and developed countries. And while that statistic is interesting, there’s something much more interesting about Hashimoto’s… The fact that many people who have Hashimoto’s have no idea that they do. And it’s not because Hashimoto’s is a hard condition to diagnose. Quite the opposite …
The food that you put into your mouth and into your body can either have a positive or negative impact on Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. I’m definitely not disputing that. But in this article, I want to dispute some of the so-called “facts” that float around the internet, Facebook groups, and other forums, regarding how effective diet …
If you have Hashimoto’s then you probably don’t me to tell you how frustrating it can be to try and feel better. But allow me to give you some good news: Feeling like your old self is definitely possible even if you have a rip-roaring case of Hashimoto’s. The key is to find the right …
Will iodine flare up your Hashimoto’s and cause more damage to your thyroid gland or will it resolve your symptoms completely? Well… it depends on who you ask. If you ask me, iodine is an amazing nutrient that is incredibly beneficial to thyroid patients including those WITH Hashimoto’s. If you ask someone who has reacted …
